New Diapers!

These are my new 'Smarti Pants' diapers (er... not my diapers, but the twin's diapers!).  After my diaper disappointment with Kushies, I had a wild idea of making my own, but that was a failed attempt at best, with little time on my hands, I just couldn't get that project accomplished, so I was frantic looking online for a good replacement WITHOUT velcro!  That would wash and wear better than those other diapers I was using.  I found Smarti Pants by chance and thought I'd try them out, as there was a $20 off coupon for 10 diapers and soakers!  It was also free shipping, so I only paid 79.99 for 10 diapers!  That's a STEAL!!!

So far, so good, they are really working out well, and I LOVE snaps.  These are also less bulky than the other diapers I was using.  They're so good, I can't always tell if the diapers are wet, because they keep the wetness away from the babies' skin so well!  (Is this where I'm supposed to say that I'm not being paid for writing this? I read somewhere that when reviewing a product, you have to make a statement?) Anyway, on with this...

This is where I found them... At... Bulk Cloth Diaper.com, and just now, looking at that site, you can get 10 diapers for 69.99, but it doesn't include inserts, but you can use a folded regular cloth diaper as an insert too, if you wanted.   They arrived quickly, from the East Coast!  I think I got them in 3 or 4 days.  And they came with WONDERFUL directions on how to take care of the diapers.

You can read more about them at Smartipants.com which offer them for a 

3 pack for 39.95 and 10 inserts for 19.95.... Bulk Cloth Diaper's Seconds is a great deal!

More pictures...

T

these are the inserts, micro fiber... do a GREAT job at soaking it up

here's how it looks as you're putting in the insert

Diaper Disappointment

Most of you know that I (almost) exclusively use cloth diapers.

Having three kiddos (well, soon to be only two) in diapers, you can imagine how many I go thru and how many loads I wash and dry each day.

I have been very happy with Kushies all-in-one diapers, except for now - now that I've been using them for 5 months (the first month I used disposable - since babies were too small for the Kushies I had).

I have noticed that they are really wearing out.

I think the main problem is that living here in Lovely Juneau, I have to dry them in the dryer, and that EATS the outer lining producing little holes, first along the legs of the diaper and velcro areas. I have to say that I am rather disappointed, I would line dry them, but here that might be next to impossible - say 10 out of 12 months!

However, now that I am accustomed to changing cloth diapers, I hardly use a liner, which I used in the beginning (the kind that helps peel the poop off and then flush down the toilet), and am going to switch to regular cloth diapers and use a Snappi with a wrap as my other Kushies diapers wear out.

To try to extend the life of (what I have left of) my Kushies I am going to attempt to "line dry" them in my bathroom. We have forced-air heat and I figured out if I put up another shower curtain rod over the middle of my bathtub, I can hang those diapers to dry, and it will take about 24 hours to dry. However, I will still have to put them in the dryer for a few minutes so they're not board stiff. I'll take a picture for you and add to the post when I get it put together (hopefully tomorrow!).

Cloth Diapers

Diapers, Diapers, Diapers...

As you can imagine, with three kids wearing them, we go thru a lot of diapers (about 30 per day). To avoid the high costs I use cloth as much as possible, which adds just one laundry load each day.

I highly recommend this brand, however, the only thing about these diapers is that the mid-section and bottom area are a bit padded, so if you kiddo wears pant size 24 months; 2t or 3T is needed to compensate for the extra padding.